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There's No Climate Justice Without Indigenous Sovereignty, with Rebecca Nagle Sep 06, 2020

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We dig into colonialism and Indigenous genocide as the original sin of climate change, why tribal sovereignty is critical to climate action, and much more with intrepid and profound Cherokee reporter Rebecca Nagle. (She’s also the host of the This Land podcast from Crooked Media.) Sign up for our newsletter: https://realhottake.substack.com/subscribe

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No Ordinary Pain: Katrina at 15 Aug 30, 2020

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In this special bonus episode on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we bring you a story Mary told about the story on the Story Collider podcast. Big thanks to them for letting us use this clip! For more on Katrina, Bush, and where both sit on the timeline of the climate crisis, check out this week's newsletter, we've made it free for all: https://realhottake.substack.com/

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Why Is It So Hard to Talk about Climate and Food? Aug 23, 2020

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Epicurious editor (and hot cake!) David Tamarkin joins to discuss how the aspirational world of food media has been slow to integrate climate, the machismo-and-meat problem, and how he and others are trying to push the beat forward. Plus, weird food trends!Subscribe to our newsletter: https://realhottake.substack.com/subscribe

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Hate to Say We Told You So, with Brian Kahn Aug 09, 2020

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Climate disasters are piling on top of the pandemic and ongoing nationwide civil rights protests, but you wouldn't necessarily know it from reading or watching the news. Brian Kahn, managing editor at Earther, joins us to talk about why so many outlets have a hard time applying a climate lens to stories that aren't about emissions or weather, the storytelling talents of climate deniers, and the need to undo decades worth of bad climate coverage that prioritized the appearance of objectivity over the truth.Follow Brian and his team: @blkahn, @yessfun, @dharnanoorSubscribe to our newsletter for bonus segments & original writing: https://realhottake.substack.com/Articles discussed:This Is What Climate Change Looks Like in an Era of Covid-19 The surprising reasons why people ignore the facts about climate changeThe curse of ‘both-sidesism’: How climate denial skewed media coverage for 30 yearsTwo Tropical Cyclones Could Make US Landfall This WeekendCorporate TV news needs to break its cycle of shallow coverage of extreme weatherCorporate broadcast TV news fails to connect extreme heat to climate, COVID-19, or racial injusticeClimate Science Has a Blind Spot When it Comes to Heat Waves in Southern AfricaThe World’s Largest Tropical Wetland Is on Fire As Climate Change Burns Arizona, State Has More Imprisoned Firefighters Than EmployeesAccepting Death by Coronavirus or Climate Crisis Is Not an OptionTrump's Racist Coronavirus Response Foreshadows Injustice to ComeHow The Fossil Fuel Industry Funds The Police Big Oil

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Climate Bois Club, with Kate Aronoff Jul 26, 2020

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The New Republic's Kate Aronoff joins us to talk about the difference between political reporting and climate reporting, the link between fossil fuel divestment and defunding the police, and of course all the various types of climate bois.Subscribe to our newsletter for bonus content! https://realhottake.substack.com/subscribe

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Mary and Amy Watched The Politician Jul 19, 2020

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The entire second season of Netflix series The Politician revolves around the issue of climate change and, despite a couple of big fails on the subject of race, it’s actually good. We dig into it in this coffee break episode.Bonus segment for subscribers includes a look at why Handmaid's Tale fails as an ecofascist cautionary tale, and a surprising revelation from Amy. Sign up here: https://realhottake.substack.com/subscribe

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Media in Meltdown and Climate in Crisis, with Kendra Pierre-Louis Jul 05, 2020

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The media is having a Me Too moment for journalists of color amid national protests against policy brutality and systemic, all against a backdrop of a climate emergency. NYT climate reporter-turned Gimlet podcaster Kendra Pierre-Louis joins us to talk about all of this and more. Plus: dad jokes, mayo edition!Subscribe for a bonus segment in which we talk about that crazy CBS "Karen" story, why it's so hard for national media outlets to criticize themselves, and why a certain Hot Take co-host doesn't know how to drive. https://realhottake.substack.com/subscribe

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S2 Coming soon! Jun 24, 2020

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We're so excited to bring you Season 2 in July! We'll have new guests, a new format, and the usual combination of media criticism, climate trends, f-bombs and dad jokes. See you soon!

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Yes, It's Still Time to Talk About Climate Jun 05, 2020

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Amid nationwide Black Lives Matter protests, some climate activists have been saying "now's not the time to talk about climate." In this episode we talk about how justice is justice, climate and racial justice are all the same thing, they can't be separated. To access the full-length episode, consider becoming a Hot Take premium subscriber: https://realhottake.substack.com/subscribe

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Kick Rocks, Elon May 24, 2020

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Elon Musk has done some great work making electric cars more of a reality in the U.S. But the hero worship of him can be dangerous, especially when it blinds people to his less-than-helpful moves when it comes to climate. Premium subscribers to our weekly newsletter got a whole feature on this last week, but there were still things we had to leave out, so ... bonus episode! If you want a weekly digest of climate coverage plus original analysis from Mary and Amy, make sure to subscribe to the newsletter! Subscribe: https://realhottake.substack.com/subscribe

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